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An original 8x10" vintage photo from a series of PBS vintage press releases. This is an original photo from a PBS station - not a reproduction. Professionally packaged in a rigid mailer for safe delivery.
Photo Overview
Arthur Fiedler, beloved conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, smiles during a rehearsal break with a towel draped around his shoulders as he prepares two concerts—“Old Timers’ Night” and “An Evening of Gershwin”—for broadcast on National Educational Television’s new weekly “Sounds of Summer” series in Boston, Massachusetts, 1967.
During his 50-year tenure (1930-1979), Fiedler transformed the Boston Pops into America’s best-known light-classical ensemble, selling millions of records and popularizing orchestral music through radio, TV, and the iconic July 4th Esplanade concerts. NET’s “Sounds of Summer” helped pave the way for PBS’s later arts programming, so owning this original press photo is like holding a piece of broadcast history—add it to your collection today before someone else does.
Print analysis: Glossy 8 × 10 in. gelatin-silver print with contemporaneous caption strip, no later stamps or codes visible; consistent with a Type 1 original press photo issued c 1967 for NET publicity.
Condition: Good to fair vintage condition. Some of the photos in this collection have curling, or edge imperfections. Please see photos for scans of the surface.
